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#CBF88B Color

#CBF88B is rgb(203, 248, 139) in RGB, hsl(85, 89%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 44%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mindaro (#E3F988), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBF88B
HEX#CBF88B
RGBrgb(203, 248, 139)
HSLhsl(85, 89%, 76%)
HSVhsv(85, 44%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 44%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(92.4% 0.145 127.4)
LABlab(92.64% -27.88 47.18)
LCHlch(92.64% 54.80 120.58)

What #CBF88B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CBF88B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mindaro#E3F988ΔE 9.4Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 9.97Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 11.48Key Lime#E8F48CΔE 12.79Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 15.82June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 15.95

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#CBF88B Channel Values

How #CBF88B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 203 · G 248 · B 1398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 85° · S 89% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 85° · S 44% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.21:1 vs white · 17.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBF88B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CBF88B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CBF88B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBF88B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CBF88B
Complementary
#B98BF8
Analogous
#F8EF8B
Analogous
#94F88B
Triadic
#8BCBF8
Triadic
#F88BCB
Split comp.
#8B94F8
Split comp.
#EF8BF8

Tints & Shades of #CBF88B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D1F99A
#D8FAA8
#DEFBB7
#E7FCCA
#EEFDD8
#F4FEE7

Shades

#B5F55B
#9DF226
#84D90D
#66A90A
#497807
#294304

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CBF88B.

How #CBF88B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CBF88B
Protanopia#F1F18B
Protanomaly#E3F48B
Deuteranopia#EAEA8D
Deuteranomaly#DFF08C
Tritanopia#D8EEEE
Tritanomaly#D3F2CE
Achromatopsia#E9E9E9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBF88B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-cbf88b: #CBF88B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBF88B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbf88b': '#CBF88B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.973, blue: 0.545)
Android XML<color name="color_cbf88b">#CBF88B</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBF88B"

More Green Colors

#CBF88B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CBF88B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBF88B?

#CBF88B is a light green — rgb(203, 248, 139) in RGB and hsl(85, 89%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mindaro (#E3F988), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.4.

What is the RGB value of #CBF88B?

#CBF88B is rgb(203, 248, 139) — red 203, green 248, and blue 139 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBF88B?

#CBF88B converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 44%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBF88B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBF88B scores 1.21:1 against white and 17.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBF88B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBF88B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is palegreen (#98FB98) at a CIE76 distance of 19.4, which is visibly different.

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